Senate File 254 - Introduced





                                       SENATE FILE       
                                       BY  COMMITTEE ON VETERANS
                                           AFFAIRS

                                       (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1005)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring the preparation of a report by the department of
  2    veterans affairs relating to the activities of county
  3    commissions of veteran affairs.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1280SV 83
  6 md/rj/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 35A.5, Code 2009, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  15.  Annually, by June 30, prepare and
  1  4 submit a report to the governor and the general assembly
  1  5 relating to county commissions of veteran affairs.  Copies of
  1  6 the report shall also be provided to each county board of
  1  7 supervisors and to each county commission of veteran affairs
  1  8 by electronic means.  Pursuant to section 35B.11, the
  1  9 department may request any information necessary to prepare
  1 10 the report from each county commission of veteran affairs.
  1 11 The report shall include all of the following:
  1 12    a.  Information related to compliance with the training
  1 13 requirements under section 35B.6 during the previous calendar
  1 14 year.
  1 15    b.  The weekly operating schedule of each county commission
  1 16 of veteran affairs office maintained under section 35B.6.
  1 17    c.  The number of hours of veterans' services provided by
  1 18 each county commission of veteran affairs executive director
  1 19 or administrator during the previous calendar year.
  1 20    d.  Population of each county, including the number of
  1 21 veterans residing in each county.
  1 22    e.  The total amount of compensation, disability benefits,
  1 23 or pensions received by the residents of each county under
  1 24 laws administered by the United States department of veterans
  1 25 affairs.
  1 26    f.  An analysis of the information contained in paragraphs
  1 27 "a" through "e", including an analysis of such information for
  1 28 previous years.
  1 29                           EXPLANATION
  1 30    This bill requires the department of veterans affairs to
  1 31 prepare and submit a report to the governor and the general
  1 32 assembly by June 30 relating to certain activities of county
  1 33 commissions of veteran affairs.  The bill requires the report
  1 34 to include information related to compliance with the training
  1 35 required under Code section 35B.6, the operating schedule of
  2  1 each county commission of veteran affairs office, the number
  2  2 of hours of veterans' services provided by each county
  2  3 executive director or administrator, county population
  2  4 information, including the number of veterans residing in each
  2  5 county, and the total amount of compensation, disability
  2  6 benefits, or pensions received by the residents of each county
  2  7 under laws administered by the United States department of
  2  8 veterans affairs.  The bill also requires the report to
  2  9 include an analysis of the information reported, including
  2 10 analysis of such information for previous years.  The bill
  2 11 specifies that the department may request information that is
  2 12 necessary for preparation of the report from each county
  2 13 commission of veteran affairs pursuant to Code section 35B.11.
  2 14    The report required under the bill includes information
  2 15 resulting from Code provisions that were amended by 2008 Iowa
  2 16 Acts, chapter 1130.  2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1130 takes effect
  2 17 generally on July 1, 2009.
  2 18 LSB 1280SV 83
  2 19 md/rj/5